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The shadow of her person (body) projected by the light drew a black and enlarged figure on the white wall, encumbering it (the wall) with the width of her shoulders and chest (that is, her body projected a shadow of her shoulders and chest onto the white wall), and touching the vault of the ceiling with (the outline of) her head, around which scattered tufts of her hair (that is, the shadow of her head was projected onto the vault of the ceiling, along with the outlines of her hair). By the word "volta" I am wondering if this scene takes place in a cathedral of some sort. (Again, remember I only had one semester of Italian... :) Just thought I'd give it a try).

si sparpagliavano i ciuffi di capelli(i don' t understand). questa e' la descrizione.. i capelli che si spargevano....looking at the shadow you can see the shape of the person and how his or her hair would spread